Redbeard
Banned
What Markus said. Sure, the Christie's suspension is good, but it caused significant wear and tear, something that the German economy couldn't cope with. And basically, the Germans didn't need a tank that could run fast on wheels, but was a real oil consumer. The Liberty Engine produced 387HP and was overpowered, high fuel consumption.
Anyway, having the Christie isn't a guarantee that Germany could develop the T-34. IMO the Soviets experimented quite a bit.
The torsion bar suspension of the Pz III (and V and VI) was far superior to the Christie, not at least as it did not take up hull side space and thus limiting the turret ring.
All technology was available to have tank far superior to T34 ready for Barbarossa - but no one knew that was necessary. Perhaps the PoD could be a significant intelligence breakthrough for Wehrmacht - letting them know in details about the T34 and KV 1 programme from its start?
Regards
Steffen Redbeard